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Spain says won't veto if Scotland tries to join EU
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr. 2 (ANI): Spain has said it would not veto an attempt by an independent Scotland to join the European Union apparently signalling that Brexit has softened Madrid's longstanding opposition.
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Mixed reactions to UK triggering Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty for Brexit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Mar.31 (ANI): There have been mixed reactions to Britain's decision to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty for moving out of the European Union.
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UK triggers Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty, kick starts process to leave Euro
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar. 29 (ANI): The UK government has kick started the Brexit process for Britain to formally leave the European Union (EU) in two years time by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
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Theresa May to trigger Article 50 for Brexit today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar. 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May will today trigger Article 50 that will kick-start the Brexit process for Britain to formally leave the European Union (EU) in two years' time.
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Labour's Brexit spokesman to call for united opposition if Brexit dea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 27 (ANI): With just 48 hours before British Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggers article 50 - the official process for exiting the European Union (EU), Labour's Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer will set out six tests which any deal must pass, or face the opposit
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European leaders mark 60th anniversary of Treaty of Rome
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 26 (ANI): European Union (EU) leaders renewed their vows on the 60th anniversary of the bloc's founding treaties at a special summit in Rome designed to show unity despite Britain's looming split from the union.
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Brexit negotiations on course to fail: European Commission former presiden
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 26 (ANI): Brexit negotiations are on course to fail unless both Britain and the European Union ditch their winner-takes-all approach to the coming talks, the former president of the European commission Jose Manuel Barroso has said.
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Theresa May to trigger article 50 for Brexit on Mar. 29
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar. 21 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger article 50, the formal mechanism for starting negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29.
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EU court allows employers to ban Muslim headscarf at workplace
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 15 (ANI): The European Union's highest court has allowed companies to ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves at work, but only as part of a general policy barring all religious and political symbols.
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Brexit Bill: Theresa May to begin talks as British Parliament gives final
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 14 (ANI): The United Kingdom Parliament has passed a bill, allowing Prime Minister Theresa May to begin the crucial talks on Britain's exit from the European Union.
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Rohingya group urges EU support for probe into 'Myanmar's Crimes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 13 (ANI): A group representing Rohingya in Europe has called on the European Union to support a United Nation (UN)-led investigation into "Myanmar's Crimes against Rohingya."
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EU must take action against China and Pakistan for human rights violations
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Mar. 8 (ANI): Highlighting the issue of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) presenting an ethical dilemma for the international community, Fulvio Martusciello, Member of the European Parliament, has called on the European Union to have an action-based approach whe
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